Hand-flapping

>>37814603
That's intriguing. I'd never considered that hand flapping would be a sign of happiness.
I only flap my hands when I get angry or frustrated.

When, if ever, do the rest of /r9k/ flap their hands?

>>37814603
i used to do this when i was a kid
stopped doing it because its gay and retarded

>>37814789
>I only flap my hands when I get angry or frustrated.
Same. And its something i try to avoid doing in public. It's humiliating.

>>37814603
Women can get away with that without it being autistic, if you're a man and you flap your hands like that you're either retarded or gay, perhaps both.

>>37814840
This. Childish behavior is expected of women.

>>37814603
I seem to recall the really retarded but hot girls doing that on Disney shows and such.

I did that as a kid during the rare moments when I was having a good time, people usually told me to calm down when it happened. Now as an adult, I don't do it in public anymore, but sometimes indoors when no one is watching.

>ex-gf
REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
YOU'VE TAUNTED ME FOR THE LAST TIME NORMAN
LEAVE

>>37814603
honestly most of what women do could be considered autistic but men just see it as "cute"

I'm not autistic but I cant help but cover my face when I'm excited. I tend to blush a lot though, so thats probably why

>>37814886
>Disney may have hired spergs as teen sex icons

>>37815098
kek

I had a autistic friend in elementary with extreme flapping. Not just hands, both his whole arms. Especially when he was running. Was like it was automatic and might not know it was happening. I ignored it. Cus for being autist he was way more social than me and was a funny, relatable guy. I'll have to check how he is doing these days.

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>>37814603
Used to do this. Now I flick multiple fingers at the same time. Usually happens when I'm deep in thought and excited/aggravated over something. I also pace back and forth listening to music while fantasizing and doing the finger flicking thing. I can also sperg out over certain subjects.

But I can recognize facial expressions and can somewhat understand social cues so Idk if I'm an autist.

>>37814603
Just because a lot of autistic people do it doesn't mean only autistic people do. Girls who get really bubbly and excited to all sorts of cute things. Like bounce around or flap their hands.

>>37814603
It might not be autism, in her case. If a normal kid sees an autistic kid flapping their hands when excited, then the normal kid will probably mimic it when they get excited themselves.
Other people think its cute and they reinforce the behaviour. So it sticks.